Adjustabde shade-roller bracket



F. H. BLAISDELL.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE ROLLER BRACKET.

APPHCATIOH FILED A-UG- z. 1919.

1 ,332, 285 Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, FRANK H. BLAISDELLcitizen of the United States, residing at Slade-Roller Bracket. and I dohereby de-' clare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in shade rollerbrackets of the adjustaliile t pe. The object of my invention is toprovide a bracket having all the necessary requirements of strength,durability and cheapness, and it consists in making each membercomprising the bracket of sheet metal, and each member made of a singlepiece of metal formed into the required shape by proper tools.

Referring to the drawings wherein the same figures and letters or"reference indicate like parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 represents an elevation of an as sembled bracket and brokenview oil? a shade roller supported thereon;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the bracket looking in the direction otarrow a. Fig. 1, with. the roller removed showing the roller supportedin locked position;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the bracket and broken view of the rollersupport in its neutral unlocked position;

Fig. 4. is a plan view of the roller support and its sliding carriershowing the roller support in a neutral position;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the roller support and its sliding: carriershowing; the roller support in its lowest locking position;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the sliding carrier and broken view of theroller support showing the latter in a neutral position;

Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the sliding carrier and roller support;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the sliding carrier and broken view of theroller sup port showing the latter in its lowest position;

Fig. 9 is a detail plan view of the blank from which the base plate istermed;

Fig. 10 is a detail elevation of the sliding carrier;

Fig. 11 is a detail plan view or" the blank from which the carrier isformed;

Specification of Letters Patent.

' .i. oat-T, CUHNECTICUT.

'PLLER BRACKET.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

12 is a detail end elevation of the roller support;

F 13 is a detail side elevation of the roller support; and

it is a detail plan view of the blank from which the roller support isformed.

The bracket consists of three sheet metal members comprising the channelbase plate 1, carrier 2 and roller support 3 assembled in working orderas shown in Fig. 1. Each lnei ber, as before mentioned, is made of asingle piece of sheet metal formed into proper workable shape to givethe best results as to strength, lightness, cheapness and durability.

T he upper edges of the channel base plate are bent inward at rightangles to the sides to form the lips 4 5. The upper edges of theinclined sides 6 of the carrier 2 are bent outward, Fig. 10, to form thelips 7 so that the carrier will have a free longitudinal movementbetween the floor ot the channel base and the under surface of the lips4-5 of said base and be confined therein, as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2and 3.

The roller support blank shown in Fig. 14; has the richt angleproiection b of which the annular head 8, Figs. 7 and 12, is formed,This head has the inclined sides 9 adapted to have a sliding fit withinthe carrier as shown in Fig. 7., and a sliding movement at right anglesto the movement of the carrier.

The lower lipot' the channel base is provided with the notches 10adapted to receive the bridge portion c of the roller support to locksaid support firmlv to the channel base. To adjust the roller supportwith respect to the posit on ot the roller 11, the support is simplvraised out of con act with the notches and moved longitudinally with itscarrier 2 in either direction until the proper position is located.

As before mentioned, the several members of the bracket are made ofsheet metal formed into the proper shape by automaticallv operating);tools. No hand labor is required in fitting and adjusting the members,as they can readily be assembled by the purchaser. There are noadjusting screws or extra parts required in connection with the threemembers, viz.: the channel base, sliding carrier and roller support.

Having: thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:-

1. An adjustable shade roller bracket of the character describedcomprising a one piece sheet metal channel base plate having inwardlyturned lips, one of said lips provided with a series of notches, a onepiece sheet metal carrier having a longitudinal movement on thechannelbase and under lips, and a one pie'ce sheet metal roller supporthaving a head slidably mounted in the carrier and having arnovementtherein independent of and at right angles to the movement of thecarrier, said roller support adapted to engage any one of the notches ofthe channel base plate and within the limit of its travel along saidchannel-base plate.

VQJAIL adjustablemshade roller bracket comprising a one. piece sheetmetal channel base platehaving inwardlyturned lipsyone ofsaid-lipsprovided with a series of notches, a one piece sheet metal; carrierhaving in? wardly inclined sides and outwardly turned lips, the, latter.engageable with the base plate lips, said carrierhaving a longitudinalmovement. on thewchannel base plate and undeiz-its lips, and a onepiece1 sheet metal roller support having a head whose sides registerwiththesides of the carrier and havingira free sliding movement thereinindependent of and at right angles to the movement of said carrier andbetween the sides 01 the latter, said roller support adapted to belocated in any one of the notches of the channel base plate.

3. In a shade roller bracket, a base having a guide way formed with aseries of vertical notches, a carrier horizontally slidable in theguide-way, and a roller support borne by and vertically slidable withrespect to and independent of the carrier and formed with apartreceivable in one of saidnotches.

4. In a shade roller. bracket, base having a guide way formed with aseries of vertical notches, a carrier horizontally slidable in theguide-way, and having a vertical substantially dove-tailed shapedguideWay and a roller support having a strip-like part having one endthereof bent to form ahollow head which conformably engages in theclove-tailed guide-way and has movement in the latter independent of thecarriermovements and into and out of engagement with the notches.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

FRANK H. BLAISDELL.

